Clear Clipboard using Shortcut, CMD or Context Menu in Windows 10
Windows stores the last copied or cut item in a temporarу stоrage аrea called the Clipboard memоry, till you restart or log off the computer. If you copу or cut something else, the earlier item gets replaced with the new one. For privacy or security purpoѕes, you may at timeѕ, feel the need to clear the clipboard memory, to prevent Clipboard Data Theft. Should you wish and feel the need to clear yoυr clipboard frequently, you can create a dеsktop shortcut to clear clipboard, or you could add an item to your desktop right-click context mеnu.
How to Clear Clipboard in Windows 10
To clear the clipboard history in Windows 10, you can use any of the following 3 methods:
Clear Clipboard using ShortcutClear Clipboard History using Command PromptAdd Clear Clipboard to Context Menu.
Let us take a look at these in detail.
1] Clear Clipboard using Shortcut
Right-click on the desktop, select New > Shortcut. In the Location box, type the following:
%windir%\System32\cmd /c echo off | clip
Click Next and name the shortcut as Clear Clipboard. Click Finish.
Additionally, you may right-click on this new shortcut and select Properties. Here you could do the following three things if you wish:
Give it a suitable new icon using the Change icon buttonMake the windows Run MinimizedGive it a keyboard shortcut key.
2] Clear Clipboard History using Command Prompt
To clear the Clipboard History using the command line, open CMD.exe and execute the following command:
echo off | clip
3] Add Clear Clipboard to Context Menu
Open the Registry Editor and navigate to the following key:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\
In the left pane, right-click on Shell and select New > Key, and name it Clear Clipboard.
Next, right-click on this newly created Clear Clipboard key, select New > Key and name it Command.
Now in the right pane, double-click on Default, select Modify, and in the Value Data box, give it the following Value Data:
cmd.exe /c echo off | clip
Click OK. Press F5 to refresh the registry and exit it.
You will now see the Clear Clipboard entry in the desktop context menu. You can use it to clear the Clipboard memory.
You can also easily add Clear Clipboard to or Context Menu using our Ultimate Windows Tweaker.
The Windows Clipboard is very basic in nature and does not offer many features. As a result, many free Clipboard alternatives like ArchiveClipboard, Enhanced Clipboard Manager, CopyCat, Clipboardic, Orange Note, Ditto, Clipboard Magic, etc, are available on the internet.
Read next: Windows Clipboard Manager Tips and Tricks.